Intraoperative variations of the sphenopalatine artery between epistaxis and non-epistaxis cases: a comparative endoscopic analysis

Abstract Background Severe epistaxis is one of the most common emergencies in rhinology practices. The commonly used endoscopic cauterization of the sphenopalatine artery (SPA), alone or with the anterior ethmoidal artery (AEA), has a high success rate for controlling severe epistaxis. The current s...

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Main Authors: Mostafa Ismail, Abdelmoneim H. Hamad, Balegh Abdelhak, Khalaf Hamead
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-04-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43163-021-00093-x